Heather

Other current and historical names

Hadre

Built-Up Area: Heather
Parish/Community: Heather
District/Borough: North West Leicestershire
County: Leicestershire
Region: East Midlands

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 52°41'35"N 1°25'26"W
Eastings/Northings: 439025, 310779
OS Grid: SK390107
Mapcode Local: GBR 6HV.0SW
Mapcode Global: WHDJ0.3K4L

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Heather within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Heather in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Heather, par. and ry. sta., S. Leicestershire, on river Sence, 14 miles SW. of Loughborough, 1015 ac., pop. 447; P.O.; contains the seat of Heather Hall.

Heather in the Domesday Book

A village in Guthlaxton hundred, in the county of Leicestershire.

- Overlord in 1066: Earl Waltheof
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Esbiorn of Oadby
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Countess Judith
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Countess Judith
- Taxable Value: 4 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 1/2½ in 1070; £1 in 1086
- Households: 4 villagers
- Plough Teams: 1 men's plough (2 plough lands)

British Place Names

Heather, Leicestershire

Heather is a village in Leicestershire

Heather in historic gazetteers

Heather in the Domesday Book